Patents by Inventor Francois Granier
Francois Granier has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 10203112Abstract: A coal fired oxy boiler power plant is disclosed in which a steam coil oxygen preheater located on an oxygen line Air Separation Unit is thermally integrated with the condensate system. Thermal energy for the steam coil oxygen preheater is provided via an extraction line connected to a steam extraction port of an intermediate pressure steam turbine. A drain line of the steam coil oxygen preheater fluidly connects the steam coil oxygen preheater to a point of the Rankine steam cycle fluidly within the condensate system.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2015Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: General Electric Technology GmbHInventors: Thierry Pourchot, Francois Granier, Frederic Geiger
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Patent number: 10006634Abstract: A coal fired Oxy boiler power plant having a combustion system configured to burn coal using an oxygen stream to produce a flue gas stream, a CO2 capture system connected to the flue gas stream and a steam cycle with serially arranged low pressure heaters forming part of a condensate system. The combustion system includes, an Air Separation Unit for removing N2 from air to produce the oxygen stream for the boiler. The Air Separation Unit includes an Air Separation Unit heat exchanger that is thermally and fluidly connected to the condensate system so as to be fluidly parallel to at least one serial low pressure heater and fluidly parallel to at least one less that the total number of serial low pressure heaters. The Flue Gas Heat Recovery System, Flue Gas Condenser and Gas Processing unit are thermally integrated into the condensate system.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2015Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY GMBHInventors: Thierry Pourchot, Francois Granier, Frederic Geiger
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Patent number: 10001279Abstract: An Air Separation Unit is disclosed which is thermally integrated into a coal fired oxy boiler power plant. The Air Separation Unit has a Dryer with a dryer heater, wherein an extraction line connects the steam extraction port to the dryer heater. A drain line of the dryer heater then fluidly connects the regeneration heater to a point of a Rankine steam cycle fluidly within the condensate system.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2015Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY GMBHInventors: Thierry Pourchot, Francois Granier, Frederic Geiger
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Patent number: 9915424Abstract: A coal fired Oxy boiler power plant with a condensate system, combustion system and post combustion CO2 capture plant configured and arranged to remove CO2 from a flue gas stream generated in the combustion system. The condensation system includes a plurality of serial low pressure heaters arranged in flow series downstream of the pump and at least one parallel low pressure heater arranged fluidly parallel to at least one of the serial low pressure heaters. Flue Gas Heat Recovery System, Flue Gas Condenser and Gas Processing unit are thermally integrated into the condensate system.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2015Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY GMBHInventors: Thierry Pourchot, Francois Granier, Frederic Geiger
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Publication number: 20150369483Abstract: A coal fired Oxy boiler power plant with a condensate system, combustion system and post combustion CO2 capture plant configured and arranged to remove CO2 from a flue gas stream generated in the combustion system. The condensation system includes a plurality of serial low pressure heaters arranged in flow series downstream of the pump and at least one parallel low pressure heater arranged fluidly parallel to at least one of the serial low pressure heaters. Flue Gas Heat Recovery System, Flue Gas Condenser and Gas Processing unit are thermally integrated into the condensate system.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2015Publication date: December 24, 2015Applicant: ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTDInventors: Thierry POURCHOT, Francois GRANIER, Frederic GEIGER
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Publication number: 20150330628Abstract: An Air Separation Unit is disclosed which is thermally integrated into a coal fired oxy boiler power plant. The Air Separation Unit has a Dryer with a dryer heater, wherein an extraction line connects the steam extraction port to the dryer heater. A drain line of the dryer heater then fluidly connects the regeneration heater to a point of a Rankine steam cycle fluidly within the condensate system.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2015Publication date: November 19, 2015Applicant: ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTDInventors: Thierry Pourchot, Francois Granier, Frederic Geiger
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Publication number: 20150323179Abstract: A coal fired oxy boiler power plant is disclosed in which a steam coil oxygen preheater located on an oxygen line Air Separation Unit is thermally integrated with the condensate system. Thermal energy for the steam coil oxygen preheater is provided via an extraction line connected to a steam extraction port of an intermediate pressure steam turbine. A drain line of the steam coil oxygen preheater fluidly connects the steam coil oxygen preheater to a point of the Rankine steam cycle fluidly within the condensate system.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2015Publication date: November 12, 2015Applicant: ALSTOM Technology LtdInventors: Thierry POURCHOT, Francois GRANIER, Frederic GEIGER
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Publication number: 20150323180Abstract: A coal fired Oxy boiler power plant having a combustion system configured to burn coal using an oxygen stream to produce a flue gas stream, a CO2 capture system connected to the flue gas stream and a steam cycle with serially arranged low pressure heaters forming part of a condensate system. The combustion system includes, an Air Separation Unit for removing N2 from air to produce the oxygen stream for the boiler. The Air Separation Unit includes an Air Separation Unit heat exchanger that is thermally and fluidly connected to the condensate system so as to be fluidly parallel to at least one serial low pressure heater and fluidly parallel to at least one less that the total number of serial low pressure heaters. The Flue Gas Heat Recovery System, Flue Gas Condenser and Gas Processing unit are thermally integrated into the condensate system.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2015Publication date: November 12, 2015Applicant: ALSTOM Technology LtdInventors: Thierry POURCHOT, Francois GRANIER, Frederic GEIGER
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Publication number: 20120174622Abstract: A power plant for the generation of electrical energy with a system (1) for processing flue gases resulting from a combustion of fossil fuels comprises, according to the invention, an adiabatic compressor (5) for a first low-pressure compression of the flue gases and a second multi-stage, low-pressure flue gas compression system (14) and a multi-stage, high-pressure CO2 compression system (15), where both the low-pressure flue gas compression system and the high-pressure CO2 compression systems are combined in one single machine (C2) and are arranged on one common shaft (16) driven by one common driver (17). A heat exchanger (8) facilitates an improved recovery of heat resulting from the cooling of the adiabatically compressed flue gases. The invention allows an improvement of the overall power efficiency of a power plant integrated with this processing system as well as a reduction of investment cost.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2009Publication date: July 12, 2012Applicant: ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTDInventor: Francois Granier
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Patent number: 6726747Abstract: An improved methane wash cycle is disclosed wherein a reduced amount of methane wash is required, thereby allowing for savings in energy costs in operation of the cycle and capital costs in constructing the cycle. Further embodiments allow for an energy recovery and an enhanced recovery of a carbon monoxide and/or hydrogen product.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2001Date of Patent: April 27, 2004Assignee: American Air LiquideInventor: Francois Granier
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Publication number: 20020134243Abstract: An improved methane wash cycle is disclosed wherein a reduced amount of methane wash is required, thereby allowing for savings in energy costs in operation of the cycle and capital costs in constructing the cycle. Further embodiments allow for an energy recovery and an enhanced recovery of a carbon monoxide and/or hydrogen product.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2001Publication date: September 26, 2002Inventor: Francois Granier